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Naked Eyes: On Stage at World Cafe Live

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This is an excellent concert dvd of the 80's "mainstay" band, Naked Eyes!!! They perform most of their classics from the 1980's. The original band had two main members, who were the song writers, and the main performers of the band, back in their glory days of the 1980's. These two were Pete Byrne and Rob Fisher. Rob Fisher is now deceased. Pete is still here with the rest of the band, and he provides a commentary on Rob Fisher in the liner notes to this dvd.

The line-up in this dvd consists of:

Pete Byrne - Lead Vocals & Guitar
Jack Gilpatrick - Synthesizers
Mark Stacy - Synthesizers & Backing Vocals
Rogerio Jardim - Drums and Backing Vocals

The songs are as follows: (All the songs were written by Pete Byrne & Rob Fisher, except "Paint it Black", and "Always Something There to Remind Me".

1.Emotion in Motion
2.When the Lights Go Out
3.Fortune or Fame
4.Promises, Promises (This is an outstanding classic from 1983!!!)
5.I Could Show You How
6.I Just Can't Get Over Losing You
7.If I Can't Make You Mine
8.The Time is Now
9.Flag of Convenience
10.Communication Without Sound
11.Paint it Black (the ole Rolling Stone's song, performed Naked Eyes Style).
12.The Last to Know
13.In the Name of Love
14.Always Something There to Remind Me.

This is an excellent concert, very well performed, very well produced, and very well filmed & recorded. It's some great 80's "retro" at its best. I highly recommend this concert dvd. If you were a Naked Eyes fan back in the 80's, you'll love every minute of this concert dvd. Thanks!!!

I love 80s synth and electronic music. So sue me!

Most will only know the two biggies, Promises Promises and Always Something there to Remind Me. But, for those of you who only know those two songs, there's a lot to enjoy about this DVD.

In short:

The Good: I love the actual analog synths! If you are a fan of analog synths, you be happy to see two Alesis Andromedas doing a lot of the heavy lifting. Sound quality on this DVD is well-produced, video is well-shot.

The Not so Good. Pete's voice sounds tired deeper into the show and sometimes the music making is a bit rocky.

In summary, if you enjoy this group's music (minus the Late Rob Fisher on this dvd, by the way), then you'll enjoy this DVD. If you are on the fence, I would say it is passingly enjoyable.